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Ready the Cake- We're Going to Slice ItRick GebhardtDiscuss 2<br /><p>It's a lot better than their deathcore-y other stuff. I'm anxious for this album for sure.&nbsp;</p>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:24:34 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36392
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36392Make Do And MendRick GebhardtDiscuss 1<br /><p>I really, really enjoy this band for basically the reasons you describe--they play a specific style of punk that is a lot of fun and it tickles that nostalgia factor I have for some of their influences. I really dug this album.&nbsp;</p>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:28:22 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/454
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/454Anakin - Celestial Frequency ShifterNick SeniorDiscuss 1<br /><p>Yeah, this is a really good album. I'm glad to see the guys getting signed to a (semi-big) indie label and getting better exposure. The full-length is definitely a solid mix of Weezer and space rock.</p>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:36:49 -0800/reviews/anakin-celestial-frequency-shifter-2
/reviews/anakin-celestial-frequency-shifter-2Rishloo - Living as Ghosts with Buildings as TeethNicholasDiscuss 6<br /><p>Good stuff. I agree with the Queen reference, most distinctly the vocal work on tracks two and four. Particularly Mercuryesque, but not obnoxiously so (meaning it doesn't sound like the vocalist is trying to sing like Mercury or is doing a caricature, just that for better or worse, perhaps due to influence, he sounds like him). I can dig it.</p>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:23:46 -0800/reviews/rishloo-living-as-ghosts-with-buildings-as-teeth
/reviews/rishloo-living-as-ghosts-with-buildings-as-teethLex Voight's 2014 Top 10bbickh01Discuss 8<br /><p>Well, I'm glad it's going to be picking up soon. Looking forward to the decoy of old.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:16:40 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/451
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/451#StAnger2015 - Revisit Metallica's most divisive albumNick SeniorDiscuss 2<br /><p>I back this 100%.</p>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:47:06 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36389
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36389Dance Gavin Dance to release Instant Gratification laterNicholasDiscuss 1<br /><p>As much as I don't care about Dance Gavin Dance, this snarky headline rules.</p>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:09:11 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36386
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36386Bandcamp Find: VolaBells and WhistlesDiscuss 2<br /><p>Yeah, I really didn't know what to think about this album either - it's not especially heavy and not outwardly poppy either - but I just wanted to keep coming back to it over and over again!</p>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:54:25 -0800/forums/categories/4/threads/5710
/forums/categories/4/threads/5710Stream Feed Her to the SharksNick SeniorDiscuss 3<br /><p>I'm with Rick, and it's possible I'll write more words to explain why ;)</p>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:33:37 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36385
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36385Title Fight - HyperviewNick SeniorDiscuss 2<br /><p>I've never liked Title Fight (peep <a href="http://www.decoymusic.com/reviews/heart-to-heart-heart-to-heart">this review</a> for evidence), but I gotta say I actually liked this release. I can't decide how much I like it, but it's much better than the glut of shoegaze we've had recently.</p>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 05:33:35 -0800/reviews/title-fight-hyperview
/reviews/title-fight-hyperviewSTOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LISTEN TO GosTLex VoightDiscuss 2<br /><p>that was totally unexpected and awesome.</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:52:38 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36384
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36384Bandcamp Find: Ire WolvesRick GebhardtDiscuss 2<br /><p>Well, it helps that they're a Minnesota band ;-)</p>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:29:21 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36383
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36383The Voynich CodeRick GebhardtDiscuss 2<br /><p>Totally awesome EP. I want more. The vocals are perfectly demonic!</p>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:28:53 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/450
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/450Nick's Top Albums of 2014Nick SeniorDiscuss 9<br /><p>Paul Green is the man. His old band, The Arusha Accord, was really good, like an insane cross between old Architects and old Mudvayne. Here's their most well-known track <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1btWUrb9Kw">on the Youtubes.</a>.</p>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:41:21 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/449
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/449Rick's Top Albums of 2014NicholasDiscuss 9<br /><p>I don't know if anyone else has shared this problem, but I've been trying to comment for a month, and today is the first time I was able to bypass the "bad certificate" page Chrome and Explorer were throwing up at me.<br />
As for this list, very nice to see the new Skyharbor get some love (included it on <a href="http://thenicsperiment.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-nicsperiments-top-nine-albums-of.html">my own list</a>), as it seems like a lot of people glossed over it for whatever reason, or listened once and just went with "it's pretty good." I think it is excellent, a great balance of the good things their debut brought to the table. As for The Contortionist, I keep feeling like I am going to have a sort of revelatory listen, but it just hasn't come yet. I keep getting snagged on track four, as 1-3 would constitute one of the best EP's I've ever heard. Also, spellcheck recognizes neither "revelatory" nor "spellcheck."<br />
Hope to see Decoy experience a resurgent 2015. It has been missed.</p>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:43:44 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/448
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/448Year End ListsRocksLikeToastDiscuss 3<br /><p>The order isn't really definitive but this is pretty much my list:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=154164&memberid=1056857">http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=154164&memberid=1056857</a></p>Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:43:41 -0800/forums/categories/1/threads/5709
/forums/categories/1/threads/5709Machine Head - Bloodstone & DiamondsRick GebhardtDiscuss 2<br /><p>Really? I thought the song was SUCH a snooze.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:15:24 -0800/reviews/machine-head-bloodstone-diamonds
/reviews/machine-head-bloodstone-diamondsWings Denied announces Progressive Winter 2015Nick SeniorDiscuss 1<br /><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10406409_728159620603863_1323784833127371513_n.jpg?oh=1bd34d53c3205962d5bb661043fd9b8a&oe=55066B1D&__gda__=1426773652_5be2793b831d80ea00c850bb1f64d5c4"></p>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:16:35 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36374
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36374Transit - JoyrideLex VoightDiscuss 3<br /><p>yeah thats kinda what i feel like is the general consensus. its not a bad release, but they have definitely lost any popularity they had. people just soured to them.</p>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:59:25 -0800/reviews/transit-joyride
/reviews/transit-joyrideBlack Crown Initiate may fracture your earsNick SeniorDiscuss 3<br /><p>It's probably not far off for me. I do have to give them credit for trying to stretch out their sound a bit with the full-length. As much as the formula is working, it's nice to see a great band try to get better, even if it is to slightly mixed results.</p>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:04:43 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36369
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36369Enter Shikari - A Flash Flood of ColourNick SeniorDiscuss 6<br /><p>So I'm two years late to the party, but this is actually pretty solid. Sure, it's disjointed, but that's part of the supposed appeal. My biggest surprise is how melodic this all is. Plus, it's not just a bunch of whiny emo lyrics, even if the political stuff isn't saying anything new.</p>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:40:30 -0800/reviews/enter-shikari-a-flash-flood-of-colour
/reviews/enter-shikari-a-flash-flood-of-colourBandcamp Find: Reason to CareLex VoightDiscuss 1<br /><p>i dont remember when it came out, but their "dear liv ivy" is pretty epic.</p>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:18:19 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36368
http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36368Malefice - Gravitas EPNick SeniorDiscuss 2<br /><p>I think we agree more than your comments or my review would expect. Nothing the band has done has been above a 3.5/5 for me, though they've never released a bad album. They're like the B version of Unearth.</p>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:40:19 -0800/reviews/malefice-gravitas-ep
/reviews/malefice-gravitas-epPVRISNick SeniorDiscuss 4<br /><fieldset><legend><a href="/users/14894/profile">Lex Voight</a></legend><blockquote><p>i like her voice but i REALLY didnt like this record. paramore plus mildly dark dance beats.</p></blockquote></fieldset>
<p>I surprisingly didn't hear that much of a similarity to Paramore (despite my recommendation). For me, it's what a female-fronted Anberlin would've sounded like if they embraced their inner Cure and new wave influences even more.</p>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:14:57 -0800http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/447
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/447Code Orange Kids - I Am KingLex VoightDiscuss 4<br /><p>true. i guess im arguing that they are still decent, though im unconvinced by the hype. I like nearly all of Deathwish's other signees more--oathbreaker, harms way, birds in row, etc...but for whatever reason, people have latched onto these guys, and soon enough they will find Converge. (im pretty unconvinced of nails for that matter too)</p>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:46:48 -0800/reviews/code-orange-kids-i-am-king
/reviews/code-orange-kids-i-am-kingThe Gaslight Anthem - Get HurtLex VoightDiscuss 2<br /><p>yeah it seemed like interest waned really quickly for many people, and i have heard around that a lot of people are having a tough time getting into this one, but its worth the repeat listens. i was sort of turned off by it at first too, but now it comes just under 59 sound for me.</p>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:18:03 -0800/reviews/the-gaslight-anthem-get-hurt
/reviews/the-gaslight-anthem-get-hurtNew Found Glory - ResurrectionLex VoightDiscuss 2<br /><p>really? some have been better than others, but i feel like they never truly disappoint. even coming home, the one i have liked the least of any of there stuff, is still pretty decent.</p>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:16:51 -0800/reviews/new-found-glory-resurrection
/reviews/new-found-glory-resurrectionThe Leak ThreadMaxDiscuss 4281<br /><p>Krokodil<br />
Sky Harbour<br />
Pain Of Salvation<br />
Pink Floyd<br />
Stolas<br />
Nightingale</p>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:27:27 -0800/forums/categories/4/threads/3226
/forums/categories/4/threads/3226Black MapMaxDiscuss 2<br /><p>Dredg plus Far gives me all kinds of warm feelings....will definitely be checking this out</p>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:21:24 -0700http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/446
http://www.decoymusic.com/featured_bands/446Bandcamp Find: Adrian van den BroëckBells and WhistlesDiscuss 1<br /><p>That was weird....really weird.</p>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:46:05 -0700http://www.decoymusic.com/news_posts/36364
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